Karolína Muchová defeated Victoria Mboko in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2026 WTA Qatar Open. It was her first WTA 1000 title, second WTA Tour title overall, and first title since 2019. By reaching the final, Mboko made her top 10 debut in the WTA rankings.

Amanda Anisimova was the defending champion, but retired from her second round match against Karolína Plíšková.

Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top half Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half Section 3

Section 4

Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 2 February 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 9 February 2026.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints droppingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 2 Iga Świątek 7,978 390 215 7,803 Quarterfinals lost to Maria Sakkari 2 3 Elena Rybakina 7,523 215 215 7,523 Quarterfinals lost to Victoria Mboko 3 4 Amanda Anisimova 6,680 1,000 10 5,690 4 5 Coco Gauff 6,423 10 10 6,423 5 7 Mirra Andreeva 4,731 65 120 4,786 Third round lost to Victoria Mboko 6 8 Jasmine Paolini 4,267 120 10 4,157 Second round lost to Maria Sakkari 7 9 Elina Svitolina 3,205 65 120 3,260 Third round lost to Anna Kalinskaya 8 10 3,200 390 (108)§ 2,918 Second round lost to Jeļena Ostapenko 9 12 Linda Nosková 2,626 120 65 2,571 Second round lost to Varvara Gracheva [Q] 10 13 Victoria Mboko† 2,606 (10)∆ 650 3,246 Runner-up, lost to Karolína Muchová 11 14 Clara Tauson 2,530 10 10 2,530 First round lost to Kateřina Siniaková 12 18 Emma Navarro 2,095 (60)∆ 65 2,100 Second round lost to Anna Kalinskaya 13 17 2,116 65 (54)§ 2,105 14 19 Karolína Muchovᇠ2,058 0 1,000 3,058 Champion, defeated Victoria Mboko 15 21 Diana Shnaider 1,953 (60) (60)Ω 1,953 First round lost to Alycia Parks [Q] 16 22 Elise Mertens 1,936 120 65 1,881 Second round lost to Daria Kasatkina ∆ The player is defending points from her 18th best result. Ω The player is keeping her 18th best result as it is higher than the Doha result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points. § The player is substituting her next best result as it is higher than the Doha result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points.

Withdrawn seeded players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. RankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints after Withdrawal reason 1 Aryna Sabalenka 10,990 0 10,990 Fatigue 6 Jessica Pegula 6,103 215 5,888 Fatigue 11 Belinda Bencic 2,843 0 2,843 Illness 15 Naomi Osaka 2,366 (10)∆ 2,356 Abdominal injury 16 Madison Keys 2,351 0 2,351 Fatigue ∆ The player is defending points from her 18th best result.

Other entry information Wildcards

Protected ranking

Withdrawals

‡ – withdrew from entry list § – withdrew from main draw

Qualifying Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

References

External links Main draw Qualifying draw